"Urban Living At Its Best" - SEPTEMBER 11 & 12 2021 11:00 am - 5:00 pm - West Central Neighborhood
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SEPTEMBER 11 & 12 · 2021
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
"Urban Living At Its Best"
PLEASE ENJOY THE TOUR STOPS IN ANY ORDER.
TICKETS MUST BE PRESENTED AT EACH STOP FOR
ADMITTANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
ENJOY THE TOUR!
HOURS
The historic Home & Garden Tour hours are 11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday
& Sunday. ArtsFest artist booths are open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday &
Sunday. The ArtsFest music runs until 10:00 pm on Saturday.
FREE TROLLEY & PEDICAB RIDES
are provided by the Neighborhood Association for your enjoyment. These
rides will operate along the tour route both days from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Please take advantage of these free rides to move from one tour stop to
another.
FOOD & REFRESHMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
at ArtsFest on Wayne Street between Jackson and Rockhill streets.
RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE
at Swinney Park Tennis Courts and ArtsFest.
PROCEEDS FROM THE HOME & GARDEN TOUR
enable the West Central Neighborhood Association (WCNA) to further its
neighborhood preservation and improvement efforts. The WCNA currently
has programs for Home Beautification, Sidewalk Repair, Tree Planting, and
Signage.
By opening these beautiful, historic homes, we help Fort Wayne and
the surrounding area learn about the homes’ architecture and interior
craftsmanship. We hope to show the community that it is possible to live
a comfortable, fulfilling life in downtown Fort Wayne. Residents of the
neighborhood make it one of the most diverse neighborhood populations
in the city. It is a charming place to live, filled with astonishing houses and
people with a strong community spirit.
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39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 1
PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Welcome to our historic neighborhood! Thank
you for participating in the 39th Annual Home and
Garden Tour and ArtsFest! We appreciate you being
here! The boundaries of West Central are from
Main Street to Taylor Street and from Swinney Park
to Calhoun Street. We are proud of our Historic
West Central Neighborhood and are committed to
keeping it a vibrant and welcoming community. We
are excited to share our neighborhood with you
and hope you will come back to visit or, better yet,
become one of our valued neighbors!
The tour stops have been hand selected by a committee of neighbors to
provide you with an interesting and rewarding experience. We believe these
homes represent a true cross-section of the types of houses you will find here.
If there is anything we can do to make your visit better, please do not hesitate
to share requests or comments with any of our volunteers.
Please visit westcentraltour.org for more information about this event and
westcentralneighborhood.org or like us on Facebook to learn more about our
ongoing efforts to help beautify Historic West Central.
Thanks again,
Brandon Steffen, President, Historic West Central Neighborhood Association
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 3
TOUR EVENTS
During the Home & Garden Tour, please
join us for two afternoons of art and food
at ArtsFest and Food Truck Rally on
W. Wayne & Union Streets.
ArtsFest - September 11 & 12
OVER 30 EXHIBITORS WILL BE DISPLAYING
CREATIVE & UNIQUE ART FOR YOU TO PURCHASE.
Food Truck Ralley - Sept. 11 & 12
AT THE CORNER OF W. WAYNE & UNION STREETS
No waiting in line - We have a line of food trucks waiting to serve you!
ZIFFLES ZIP N GO BRAVAS THE DOCK
WHIP AND CHILL THE APPLE CART MUNCHIE BIN
LAZ'S CUBAN CAFÉ SHIGS N PIT LA BAMBA PIZZA
7 HEAVEN
TH
MAD ANTHONY'S
CREATIONS (TENT) BEVERAGE TRUCK
Saturday Night Concert
September 11 & 12
SMITH & SAUNDERS | 5:00 - 5:45 pm
MELISA'S LATIN BEAT | 6:00 - 7:30 pm
GOOD NIGHT GRACIE | 8:00 - 10:00 pm
The Big Red Trolley
FREE TROLLEY WITH YOUR HOME TOUR TICKET
Also, free Pedi-cabs are available in the Arts Fest area.
THESE EVENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY:
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 5
WE ARE INDIANA’S
TITLE COMPANY
9604 COLDWATER ROAD, SUITE 105
FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
260-497-9469
7555 W. JEFFERSON BLVD, STE B
FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
260-436-3886
TOUR STOP #1
1133 GARDEN STREET
This house exhibits architectural details associated with the Italianate
style which dominated American house design between 1850 & 1880.
Characteristic elements featured on this house include its hipped roof
form and window hoods or crowns over the second-floor windows on the
front façade. The portico with four fluted pillars is a later addition, around
1940. Built circa 1875, early residents included James Bowers and George
Russell who lived here for several years
starting in about 1879. They both worked
as finishers for N.G. Olds & Sons which
manufactured carriage seats & plow handles.
This home was on the 2019 Tour as a “Work
in Progress”. Now one can see what has
transpired from the gutted shell seen on the
previous tour. This is a fine example of how
these historic and sometimes deteriorated
dwellings can be transformed into a modern
home inside while keeping and refurbishing
the historic architecture on the exterior.
OWNER STYLE YEAR BUILT
Melissa Maddox Italianate/Neo Classical c. 1875/1940
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 7
TOUR STOP #2
1025 GARDEN STREET
This house is a notable example of the Free Classic subtype of Queen
Anne style architecture which applied classical ornamentation to the
asymmetrical Queen Anne House form. The original 2 fireplaces are the
center supports for the balloon frame construction. On this house, the
hipped roof, cross-gables, square tower, bay windows and wrap around
porch are elements associated with Queen Anne. The Free Classic details
can be seen in the bands of dental moldings accenting the cornices and
tower and the classical Tuscan columns supporting the porch.
The house has gone through numerous renovations beginning in 1903.
During these renovations, most of the historical woodwork has been
removed. Only the entry hall and dining room fireplace are historical. The
current owners purchased the home in 2017 and began an extensive
renovation. All the floors were leveled and new wood floors installed
throughout the home. The archway was added between the kitchen and
living room. The kitchen is all new with a laundry room and ½ bath added
on the first floor. The upstairs has two master suites and a guest bedroom
plus reading area. All the stained-glass transoms and windows are new
to the home. The deck, landscaping and paver walkways are also new to
this home.
OWNER STYLE FIRST OWNERS
YEAR BUILT
Greg & Cindy Queen Anne Milton Prizer &
c. 1887
Brandt Classical Carolin Longacre
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 9TOUR STOP #3
1017 GARDEN ST. (garden only)
Built in 1911 by the City & Suburban Realty Co. for the Annual Bungalow
and House Show. Advertised as a “California Bungalow”, these designs
are based on Asian inspired architecture and the English Arts & Crafts
Movement. Characteristic features seen on this house include low-pitched
gable roof, exposed roof rafter tails, decorative triangular gable braces,
the gabled dormer on the front façade and square, tapered porch columns.
This home was built and used as a model home for a while and was sold
to May Besson in November of 1913. May was a local seamstress, known
for her fashioning and designing of women’s apparel. The current owner
puts in timeless hours updating and maintaining these beautiful gardens
offering color and design to the neighborhood.
OWNER STYLE YEAR BUILT
Steve Miranda Craftsman Bungalow c. 1911
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 11TOUR STOP #4
1030 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.
The Gable-Front house, popular from 1825 to 1930, was created by
two factors, stylistic and economic, which combined to cause a shift of
emphasis from the sides of houses to the gable-end. Gable-Front may be
either two stories or one story, with the gable end and front door facing
the street. Simple entry or full-width porches were often placed on the
façade. The Gable-Front house became an American folk house type.
In 1864, John M. & Sara Miller, a well-known
cabinet maker, owned a home on this lot
in the Rockhill Addition. The house was
sold in a Sheriffs Sale on October 30, 1877
to real estate wholesaler R.E. Trentman.
On March 27, 1882 a building permit was
issued to build a new home on this lot, which
is the home we see today.
OWNER
STYLE YEAR BUILT
Jerry Sullivan
Gable-Front c. 1882
& Yvonne Dahm
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 13TOUR STOP #5
926 W. WASHINGTON. BLVD.
This grand, double home built in the Queen Anne style was designed by the
well-known firm of Wing & Mahurin. This double home is characteristic of
the Queen Anne structures of this period with raised brick bands defining
the corners of the house. Both decorative brickwork and limestone details
enliven the walls. A complex roof has parapeted gables and a variety of
dormers and polygonal roofs over the front bays.
The original modest home, listed as 917
Union Street was built circa 1863 by Harvey F.
& Adeline L. Hinnerman. It probably sat at the
site of the current garage. The house was sold
to Dr. Benjamin Woodworth for his daughters
on March 2, 1872. Around 1883, the home
was sold to Wilder Stees Sponhauer. Wilder
and Lydia lived in this modest home during
the entire period of their ownership. However,
with the success found in his business
transactions, they did construct the gorgeous
duplex we see today. In November 6, 1895,
the Sponhauers were issued a permit to build
a grand double home on Lot 151 for $6,000.
OWNER STYLE YEAR BUILT ARCHITECTS
Constance Mettler Queen Anne c. 1895 Wing & Mahurin
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 15TOUR STOP #6
915 W. WAYNE STREET
The original, modest home was built on this site in 1868 by John & Emeline
McCartney. John served as the Allen County Sherriff from 1866 to 1869.
The home was purchased in 1888 by Adolph L. & Emma S. Griebel who did
extensive remodeling and is the home we see today. This stately home
still adorns a key feature from the McCartney family era of ownership, the
stained glass “M” in the transom of the front window. From 1921 to 1947 it
was the office and parish house for the Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal
Church.
From around 1890, the Colonial Revival style
appeared in various forms. The earliest forms
resembling Queen Anne homes with design
elements and details based on colonial
models. Common identifying features of the
Colonial Revival include: a symmetrically
balanced façade with a central door and
entry porch; classically inspired features such
as pilasters, columns, pediments, fanlights,
and sidelights; double-hung windows with
multiple panes of glass; and prominent
cornices decorated with dentils or modillions.
OWNER STYLE
YEAR BUILT
Brandon Steffen Queen Anne/Colonial
c. 1868/1890
& Bradford Ziebell Revival
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 17TOUR STOP #7
1004 W. WAYNE STREET
The American Foursquare began appearing in neighborhoods across the
United States around 1900, and was built in great numbers through the
1920s. Exteriors were box-like in shape, with two full stories, a hipped roof
with a front-facing dormer, and a comfortable porch. The interiors were
open and efficient, utilizing all available space. Many considered it the
best blend of simplicity, practicality and value in a family home.
Replacing an earlier structure on this site, this
brick American Foursquare Duplex was built
circa 1914. This house exhibits the appearance
of two matching houses connected back
to side as the façade of the Union Street
side closely mimics that of the West Wayne
Street side. Early residents included Irwin &
Helen Strasburger and family. Irwin was the
president of Tod’s Hat Store on Calhoun St.
For many years this property was owned by
the Dioceses of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
OWNER STYLE
YEAR BUILT
Jack & Cheri Stark American Foursquare
c. 1914
Duplex
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 19TOUR STOP #8
903 W. BERRY ST. (work in progress)
The “Horatio Ward House” is considered to be one of the two best examples
of Queen Anne architecture in Fort Wayne. The Queen Anne style owes
its true character to the development of balloon frame construction in the
late 19th century. Using newly available technology, architects developed
the hallmark features of the Queen Anne style: asymmetrical facades,
complex, steeply-pitched hipped and gabled roofs, and elaborate porches.
Queen Anne buildings usually had a several styles and sizes of windows,
and exterior walls enlivened by a variety of siding textures and decorative
millwork or “gingerbread".
Horatio Nelson Ward, born in Manchester, Lancashire in 1823. Horatio
married Christina Louise Schuler and had 10 children. After residing
in several homes, mainly in the 900 block of Berry Street, Horatio and
Christina purchased this lot to build their family home. Horatio Ward,
known as a pioneer merchant, owned H. N. Ward Co. on Calhoun Street,
importers of China, glass, house furnishing goods and paper hangings.
He died on May 5, 1909. The home was owned by family members
until 1972 when it was sold to Alan Grinsfelder for the headquarters of
Grinsfelder Associates Architects. On March 29, 2021 it was purchased
by the current owners and is being restored to a single-family residence.
OWNER
STYLE YEAR BUILT FIRST OWNER
James & Jennifer
Queen Anne c. 1885 Horatio Ward
Cameron
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 21TOUR STOP #9
918 VAN BUREN ST. (arch)
Representing the oldest house in West Central, this hall-and-parlor house
was built in the 1840s for Frederick Tyler and Mary Rockhill Tyler, the
youngest daughter of Fort Wayne pioneer William Rockhill and his wife,
Rebecca. From about 1910 to 1999, when restoration work on the house
began, it was used as a garage. The hall-and-parlor house plan has only
two rooms on the first floor. One room, the “hall,” is a multi-purpose room
that is used for cooking, washing, and daily activities. The other room,the
“parlor,” is used primarily as a reception room.
The upper floor of this house has three bedrooms with original woodwork.
The restoration included rebuilding the staircase and missing first-floor
walls and closets. Wallpaper, in patterns like those that were once on the
walls, was applied, and a new cedar shake roof was recently installed.
ARCH, Inc., our area’s historic preservation organization, has coordinated
the on-going restoration and preservation of the house, known as the
Mary-Rockhill Tyler House, since 1999.
OWNER STYLE YEAR BUILT FIRST OWNER
ARCH Hall & Parlor c. 1840 Mary Rockhill-Tyler
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 23TOUR STOP #10
1203 W. WAYNE ST. (garden only)
Built in 1909 for Edward Gilmartin, a partner in the Gilmartin Lumber Co.,
this Colonial Revival style house was once the administration building for
the Fort Wayne’s Women’s College, which formerly occupied nearby land.
By 1910, the typical rectangular form with a hipped or side-gabled roof
had become the common, although details were frequently exaggerated.
Formal, symmetrical houses became the most fashionable form of the
Colonial Revival.
The home’s gardens were designed by West
Central resident and landscape architect Tom
Cain for the home’s previous owners. The
front garden features a simple symmetrical
arrangement of PJM rhododendrons, Chinese
hollies flanking the house, and yews flanking
the steps. A pair of Chinese dogwoods frame
the view from the street. In the rear, an arbor
feature creates a sitting spot along with
a gravel extension of the patio under the
Japanese Magnolia tree.
OWNER STYLE YEAR BUILT
Sabra Garner Colonial Revival c. 1909
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 25Kenson Tony
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1202 WEST WAYNE STREET
The local architectural firm of Wing & Mahurin designed this Richardsonian
Romanesque house in 1905. The house exhibits massive stone construction, a
prominent round tower, and crenelated parapet. The open front terrace originally
was covered by a tile roof that matched that of the house. Boston architect Henry
Hobson Richardson (1836-1886) developed this style in the 1870’s combining heavy
masonry and prominent arches. They usually have rough-faced stonework, often
in contrasting colors. Wide rounded arches supported by short, squat columns are
characteristic of the style. The home’s first owner, B.
Paul Mossman, was born in Coesse, IN in 1870 and
came to Fort Wayne in 1879. He became associated
with the Mossman-Yarnelle Company of Fort
Wayne, wholesalers of heavy hardware. Donated
by Mossman to the City of Fort Wayne in 1949,
the house served as quarters for Fort Wayne’s art
museum until 1983. Three apartments occupied the
house from 1983 to 1995. Purchased by the current
owners in 1993, they have done a great amount
of restoration on the house which is now a single-
family residence and home to the Castle Gallery.
They even found a hidden staircase to the third floor.
OWNER STYLE
YEAR BUILT FIRST OWNER
Jody Richardsonian
c. 1905 B. Paul Mossman
Hemphill-Smith Romanesque
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 27ALSO OPEN: SWINNEY HOMESTEAD
1424 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD (garden only)
WEST CENTRAL ADDS 50 PROPERTIES
TO HISTORIC DISTRICT IN 2020
PROJECT LEAD | Tyler Bowers
In 2020, West Central expanded the existing Local Historic District to
include 50 properties located south of Jefferson Blvd. between Jackson
St. & Rockhill St.. This area is home to many workers cottages built from
1860 to 1890 as an expanding Fort Wayne population began to settle the
areas surrounding downtown Fort Wayne. Residents of this area were
part of Fort Wayne's working class population who worked at Jenny
Electric (later General Electric) and other surrounding industrial centers.
With new Local Historic District protections in place, the historic character
of these homes will be preserved for generations to come.THANK YOU
Please help us say THANK YOU to the homeowners,
sponsors, advertisers, arts fest vendors, food trucks
and volunteers. Without their participation and gifts,
this event would not be possible.
HOMEOWNERS EVENT SPONSORS
Melissa Maddox Metropolitan Title
Greg & Cindy Brandt Bippus State Bank
Steve Miranda
Jerry Sullivan TOUR STOP SPONSOR
Yvonne Dahm Electric Works
Constance Mettler Fairfield Group Realtors
Brandon Steffen
Bradford Ziebell TOUR VIP SPONSORS
Jack & Cheri Stark
James & Jennifer Cameron JT Contracting
ARCH Midtowne Realty
Sabra Garner Old National Bank
Jody Hemphill-Smith 3 Rivers Food Co-op
Mark Smith Hans Property Group
TOUR COMMITTEE TOUR PATRON SPONSOR
Greg Brandt Laura Stine Gardens
Tyler Bowers Lupke Rice Insurance
Brandon Steffen K.D. Homes Investments
Cindy Brandt Castle Gallery
Kelly Benton j.franklinstyles
Connie Mettler
Bradford Ziebell TOUR SPONSORS
Meredith Stout Downtown Wellnes Spa
Charlotte Weybright Cambray Associates
Sabra Garner Fox & Fox
Mike Anderson Momper Insulation
Tony Ervin Smiley’s Joy
Vicki Zumbraegel Sweetwater
Terri Taylor The Rogers Company
Michelle Fortune Urberg Law Offices
Ben Wahli William Woodland
Audrey Anderson Alan & Jackie Jones
BROCHURE IN-KIND SPONSORS
Christian Garver Paint the Town Graphics
Greg Brandt Emmanuel Lutheran
The Rogers Company
POCKETSIGHTS APP Starbucks Coffee
Kelly Benton Purple Mountain Cheesecake
Lefever Historics
LEAD SPONSORS
DONATION
Lutheran Health Network
Steffen Group Tom & Holly DeLong
Visit us online at
WestCentralNeighborhood.org
for more upcoming events
39TH ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL HOME & GARDEN TOUR PAGE 29ArtsFest
W. WAYNE & UNION
TOUR STOPS
1 1133 GARDEN ST.
2 1025 GARDEN ST.
3 1017 GARDEN ST.
4 1030 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.
5 926 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.
6 915 W. WAYNE ST.
7 1004 W. WAYNE ST.
8 903 W. BERRY ST.
9 918 VAN BUREN ST.
10 1203 W. WAYNE, ST.
11 1202 W. WAYNE ST.
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• Trolley & Pedicab rides are FREE for tour patrons
• Enjoy the tour stops in any order
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